Automatic shell-ejector for breech-loading guns



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M. A. KBLLER. AUTOMATIC SHELL EJEGTOR FOR BREEOH LOADING GUNS.

No. 488.316( Patented Dec. 20", 1892.

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AUTOMATIC SHELL EJEOTOR FOR BREEOH LOADING GUNS. No. 488,316.

i a Y Il (Ljzcr 5m NITED STATES MOSES A. KELLER, OF BATAVIA, NEW YORK.

AUTOMATIC SHELL- EJECTOR FoR BREECH-LOADlNG Guns.

- srncrmce'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,316, dated December 20, 1892.

Application filed OotobezZZ, 1891 Renewed September 29, 1892i Serial No. 447,227- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- 7

Be it known, that T, Mosns A. Kant an, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Batavia,i the county of Genesee and State of New ork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Shell-Ejectors for Breech-Loading Guns, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in automatic shell ejectors in which the main springs of the locks are employed for power to actuate the mechanism; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to provide an automatic shell ejector which will work independent of the cooking aotienof-thelocks so that the latter will always cock before the shells are knocked out, and without necessitating the opening of the gun any further .than is necessary to allow the shell to pass, out over the frame, second in getting the full power of the main springs of the locks to operate on the ejector mechanism toforce the shell out; and it consists in various other important features hereinafter pointed out, and whichl attain by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure, 1, is a longitudinal sectional view through one of the locks, andmy improvements, as the same would appear when the gun is closed and the parts in their normal position, and with the firing hammer in full,

cock. Fig., 2, is a similar view as Fig. 1, but with the firing hammers let down, or as the same would appear after the gun had been 3 5 fired, and before the same was opened for reloading. Fig., 3, 1s a similar sectional view as the two preceding figures, but with the act-ion partially opened, and the locks about half cocked. Fig, 4, is a similar sectional mal position at full cock. Fig. 7, is a sec-.

tional view of the forward end of the main frame carrying .themain springs and parts of the ejector actuating mechanism, and Figs.

8, and 9, are detail views of the fore-end and ejector hammers.

Similar letters refer to similar parts th rough- 5 5 out the several views, as will appear in the following specification.

The mechanism illustrated in the annexed drawings represents the well known Parker Bros. hammer-less, double barreled shot gun, .60 and my improvements, relate to automatic shell ejectors, in combination with the pecu liar lock actions of this gun, or guns having a similar lock action using a coiled main spring, and mechanism compressing the main spring simultaneously from both ends, in the act ofopeninithe gun for cooking and reloading, it a ter'bei'n'g' fired therebyJhaVing the full force of the main springs to actuate the shell ejector mechanism, and without tilt- 7o ing the barrels any further than is necessary to allow the shells to pass out over the frame.

For the sake of convenience Lwjll describe but one look. While there are two repre-. sented in-the drawings they are precisely the 7 5 same, and this is due to the fact that the drawings represent a double gun, but each lock acts independent of the other, and the operation of the mechanism would be substantially the same in a single barrel gun.

E represents the main spring, b, the main cocking plunger of the lock, and S the supplemental plunger or compressing disk of the ejector mechanism, these three members are loosely fitted into a hole drilled in t'he'frame A, forward of the firinghammer M. The compressing plunger b, is provided witha long rod h, extending through the springE, and through .a hole in the disk S, and a hole in the end of the frame, into the slot H, as plainly shown in-all the drawings except 5, 8 and 9, a cam lever F, is fitted into the slot H, and journaled upon a pin .0, and is free to vibrate up and down in theslot, during the operation with the opening and-closing of the gun for 5 reloading, the compressing disk S, has a short stem projecting into the slot H, and bearing against the cam portion of the lever E', as shown in Fig; 7. The hammer M, is journaled upon the pin 0, which is secured in the 1oo' frame A,-pivoted to thelower end of the said hammer isa small pushinglever c, and which enters the hollow of the plunger b, and holds said plunger up against the spring E, and

a acacia through which the. spring communicates its; to Fig. 1., ;we have the whole action in ite usual position powerto the'hammer. Referring -P,'a pin I, limitsits-forward .niov'ement and retainsit in its place. Now when the action is iii-tine position shownv in Fig. 1, the rod h,

is pushed out beyond theframe A, and up againstthesear N, and forcesthe latter against the resistance of the-spring P, and holds the sear N, out ofaction'with 't'he'leve'r F, and as long,as the hammer M, is at full cock as is shown inFig. 1, the gun can be opened and closed withouthaving the loaded shell knocked out, of the gun, but .when the gun is fired so or hammer let down-as shown in Fig. 2, the rod h, recedes from the sear N, and the spring P, forces the sear forward which catches over the' end of the inverse represented by g, in

Fig. 2. Now when the gun is opened and as barrels B, which are hinged upon the pin I), begin to tilt,-the lever F, is carried down in the slot and by this action forces the disk S, back against the spring E,-until the breech end of the barrels is high :enough to 0 allow the shells to pass out over the frame A, this'position is shown in Fig. .3, anda little later in Fig. 4, the leverFbeingpivotedat a point eccentric to the hinge pin D, it becomes shorter as the barrels continue to tilt, until it slips oil the scarN, and strikes the short arm j, of the ejector hammer t, and forces the latter against the rod of the shell ejector L, in the manner shown in Fig. 4, and the shell is thnsknockedout of the barrel, simultaneously .0 with the opening of the the hammers M, takes place, which is-attained throu'ghthe lever R, cockin g crank G, and the slide F, the latter hooks ovcra heel formed at the lower end of 1 hel1am mer M, the crank G, 5 is pivoted in the frame A, its lower end engages a mortise in the slide F, and its upper end is provided with a pin that hooks into the lever R, that is pivoted into the mainlug of the barrels all plainly shown in Fig; 5, it will be seen by this construction, that the short lever c pivoted plunger 1), against the main spring E,and compresses the latter in the act of opening the gun after the hammer M, had been snapped or let 5 5 down, and the same time the rod, h, is pushed out. And as the gun is again closed, the rod h, comes in collision with the searN, and holds the same back in the position shown in Fig.

, 1, the sear d, holds the hammer M, cocked until relieved by a pull on the trigger.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 3, that the main spring E, is compressed simultaneously from both ends, by the disk S, and the plunger 1), in the act of opening the gun after firing, and the spring gains its greatest force at the moment the lever- F, slips ed the sear N, and thus forces the lever F upon the arm of the main spring,

gun, the cooking of to the hammer M, forces the j, of the forced ,home,

as-shown-in Figs. 4; and 6. It will be seen by "this. arrangement and construction, the cooking of the hammers M, and

leaving. them underthe full power'ofth ,spring is not interfered with'v bytheworking throughthe power of the ejector mechanism, H

nor necessitate the -tilt- .in g of the barrels further after thesh'ells-have ejectorhammere, until-therdisk S, is.

been knocked out, in order to ofckthe firing-ghammers, as the cooking of thehammers M, and the knocking out the shells are simultaneons as the barrels reach tl 1e limit .of tilt, at the point shown in- Fig. 4,101 thetiming of the parts is such that the hammers, M, cook a little prior to-the knocking out the shells, thus making. sure that the hammers are cooked, and ready for closing them when loaded.' 1 I Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by' Letters Patent, is, V 1. In a breech loading gun in which the barrels are hinged to the frame,th e combination of the shell, ejector's fitted to the barrels, hammers actuating said shell ejectors pivoted in the fore-end or' forward of the hinge upon which the barrels swing, vibrating levers pivoted in the frame at end with their pivot located at a tween the barrels and the center of upon which the barrels swing, connecting said lovers with the main spring said levers being adapted to actuate ejector actuating. hammers, sliding sears mounted in the fore-end and provided with springs, and adapted to engage with the vibrating levers and depress said levers against the resistance of the main springs when the ar'rels are tilted after the gun has been fired, reciprocating rods operating in conjunction with the main springs and firing hammers, and adapted to operate in conjunction with point hethe sears in the fore-end whereby the automatic action of the ejector actuating mechthe hinge the the hinge mechanism Ioo anism is controlled, allsubstantiallyasshown I and described.

2. In a breech loading gun in which the barrels are hinged upon the frame, the combination, with the shell ejectors and the ejector actuating hammers, of the vibrating levers pivoted, in the frame with their pivot at a point away from the center of the hinge upon which the barrels swing, whereby said levers have an eccentric movement to-theaxis or hinge center on-which thebarrels swing, but to ,,vibrate in the same vertical plane as the barrels, the sliding sears in the fore-end or located forward of the hinge of the barrels and adapted to engage with said vibrating levers, springs holding said sears in contact with the levers, means whereby said levers are caused to slip oif the scars automatically as the barrels reach their limit of tilt and cause the levers-to force the ejector actuating hammers against the shell ejectors, as and for the'pur- .pose set forth.

3. In a breech loading gun, in which the barrels are hinged upon the frame, the com'-' bination with the shell ejectors and the main frame, of the ejector actuating hammers pivoted in the fore-end or forward of the'hinge upon which the barrels swing, levers pivoted in said frame, having their pivot located at a point distant from the center of the hinge upon which the barrels swing, and having a vibrating motion in-the same vertical plane as the barrels and adapted to engage with the ejector actuating hammers, the intermediate mechanism connectin-gsaid lovers with the main springs, whereby they receive their power for actuating the ejector actuating hammers, the sears in the fore-end provided with springs and adapted to engage and disengage with the levers, as described, reciprocatin g rods connected with and operated positively by the main cocking plungers, and adapted to operate in conjunction with said scars, and control the action of the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a breech loading gun in which the barrels are hinged upon the frame, the com-' bination, with the shell ejectors, and the main springs, of the ejector actuating hammers pivoted in the fore-end vibrating leverspivotedinsaidframe,andhavingthe same vertical vibrating motion as the barrels, and adapted to engage with the ejector actuating hammers, and cause them to operate said hammers as described, movable disks connecting said levers with the main springs, sears in the fore-end and adapted to engage and disengage with said levers as described, rods connected with and operated positively by the reciprocating cocking plungers and adapted to operate in conjunction with said searsand hold the same out of engagement withthe vibrating levers, and against the resistance of the sear springs while the gun or firing hammers are cooked, and to recedefrom said sears when the firing hammers are snapped, or the gun fired and allow said sears to engage with the vibrating levers and cause said levers to compress the main springs, and operate the ejector actuating hammers when the gun is opened, as set forth.

v 5. The plungers b, alternately reciprocated y and provided with the rods 71, and connecting with or operating in conjunction with the sears N, and controls theautomati'caction of the ejector mechanism. p v

6. The vibrating levers F, pivoted in the frame A, at the opposite end of the main springs, as the plungers b, the intermediate the-hammers M, and the main springs E,

movable disk S, adapted to connect the levers F, wilh the main springs E, and cause said levers'tooperate as and for the purpose set forth. I

7. The ej ector actuating hammers e, having the downwardly projecting arm or stud j, and

adapted'to engage with the'le'vers F, as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination with the main frame, the main springs, and v the fore-end, of. the ejector hammers pivoted in said foreend, the levers for actuating the ejector hammers pivoted in the main frame, the scars for holdmain springs when the gun is opened, said levers being adapted to slip cit the sears and strike the ejector hammers when the locks have been snapped, or hammers let down, the rods on the cooking pluugers of the main hammers extending through the main springs and the end of the frame and operating in conj unctiou with the sears and hold the'same out of action with the'levers that actuate the ejector hammers so that said" levers can not compress the main springs, when gun is opened, while the firing hammers remain cooked and thereby prevent the ejector ham-' mers operating or striking the-shell ejectors, all substantially as shown and described.

M. A. KELLER.

I Witnesses J. R. KELLER, I. M. KELLER.

ing said levers against the resistance of the 

